How to watch the first crewed flight of Boeings long-awaited Starliner spacecraft

Boeing's Starliner capsule sits atop an Atlas V rocket as it's rolled out to the launchpad on May 4, 2024, at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, carrying — at long last — two NASA astronauts to orbit.

The mission, dubbed the Crew Flight Test, could take off as soon as Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Live coverage of the event will stream onbeginning at 6:30 p.m. ET

...what our goal is. We’ve got it to a point — all of us, big team — got it to a point that we feel very safe and comfortable with how this spacecraft flies, and we have backup procedures in case we need those.”“We’re here,” Williams said, “because we’re ready.”